Top 3 tips to make 4+ Assessment preparation easier.
/You’ve decided that your child will sit their 4+ Assessments this year and you don’t know where to start.
Perhaps you are feeling completely overwhelmed with all of the information available about the 4+ Assessments.
All you want is for your child to pass their 4+ Assessments and to be offered a place at your target schools.
Here are 3 top tips to make your 4+ Assessment preparation easier.
1.Start with at least 9-12 months of preparation time.
I’m pleased my message is spreading and I’m receiving calls from parents who are preparing their children for 2027 entry! This is fantastic!
If you start with at least 9-12 month of preparation time, I promise you that you are going to have a much more pleasant experience compared to starting 3-6 months before.
2. Focus on the 7 EYFS areas of learning every day.
Here and there will not cut it. Your child needs to have perfect cutting skills, be able to draw with accuracy and precision, be able to colour in with detail, be able to write and hold their pencil ‘properly’, be able to answer questions in detail and have developed an amazing vocabulary (these are just a few!) All of this takes time, patience and consistency. Don’t just focus on the areas that they like to do. Focus on all 7!
3. Work with a teacher with real and actual experience with the schools that you are applying to.
Don’t just choose a teacher because they can come into your home. You want to work with a teacher who can show you their results. A teacher who knows what each school is looking for and the criteria that they use when it comes to assessing the students (HINT - it’s not the same at every school)
You can do this alone. But why would you want to?
